Holding device for coils



April 8, 1924.` 1,489,591 9 J. C. CATLETT ET AL HOLDING DEVICE FOR COILS Filed Oct. 4. 1921 Ivy. 2. 119.3.'

A TTURIVEV'.

Patented pr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATESg PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH C. CATLETT .LND l'. NELSON, 0F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,V A8- SIGNORS TO I. R. NELSON CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. i

HOLDING IDEVIGEv FOB COILS.

Application led October in the county of Essex and State of New- Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holding Devices for Coils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to reels or holders for coils of wire, cord or the like, one object of the invention being to providel a device of this character embodying novel and improved features of construction which will prevent accidental unwindin of the wire or cord and from which a desired amount of wire or cord can be unwound without the possibility of the remainder of the same unwinding itself or becoming entangled by springing off the reel when the end is loosened or when the reel vis dropped or laid down.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a reel or holder of th'e character described which at all times positively prevents accidental unwinding of the wire or string and permitsthe wire or string to be freely unwound therefrom a single strand at a time by an operator and without bodily removing the coil from Athe reel; to provide' so such a reel having adjustable holding means adapted to be adjusted to enable a coil of wire or string to be'bodily applied to the reel and the wire unwound in any desired length without disturbing the remainder of the a5 coil; to rovide a reel comprising a substantially disk-like body having a plurality of radially disposed members at its side to receive a coil of wire or string between themselves and said body; to provide such a reely Q0 having the clips so arranged as to permit the wire to be unwound only one convolution at a time; to provide a reel comprising a disklike body having a, plurality of radially disposed clips on its side to receive a coil between sald clips and said body, said cli s permitting a singlle strand of wire to pulled between t eir outer ends and said ody to unwind the same from orv wind it upon said coil; to provide such a reel in which the clips are resilient and adjustably secured at their inner ends to said body so that they can be swung inwardly of the body Ato permit a coil to be laid thereon and sprung 4, 1921, serai no. 505,311.

upwardly over the 'coil as they are swung into normal position to hold the coil; to so construct and secure the clips to the'body l that the ends f the wire or coil can be clamped between them and the body; to provide the clips with cutting notches whereby the wire or string can be easily cut or broken off the coil at a desired point; to rovide such a reel which can be easily carried and handled, and which is simple and inexpensive; and to obtain other results and advantages as may be brought out by the followin description.

eferring to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a` reel or holder for wire and the like constructed'in accordance with our invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line, 2-2 of Figure 1 and showing a coil of wire in position on the reel;

Figure 4 is aview similar to Figure 2 showing a modified construction of the reel, and

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention.

In the embodiment of our invention shown in Figures 'l-3 inclusive, the reference characterl designates the substantially circular disk-like-body of the reel which is formed of suitable stiff material, such for instance as sheet metal, and has secured to one side thereof a plurality of coil holding or retaining clips 2.

The clips 2 are preferably' formed of strips of resilient sheet metal and have one end thereof substantially flat and straight as indicated at 3 and the other end thereof bent into'a substantiallysemi-circular sha e as at 4. The clips are preferably pivota y secured to one side of the body 1 by means of rivets or similar fastening members 5 which pass through the ends 3 of the cli s and the body, the said clips being rada y arranged on the body and substantially e uidistantly spaced circumferentially thereof. The outer curved ends 4: of the cli are normally arranged with theirextremitles substantially flush with the periphery of the body, and the said-extremit1es ear against or are slightly spaced from the side of the disk, all as clearly shown in Figures l and 2. The curved portions 4 of the clips are adapted to receive between themselves and the body 1 a coil 6 of wire, cord or the like, and :for the purpose of applying the coil to the reel the clips 2 may be swung about their pivots 5 into the positions indicated by dotted lines on Figure 1 so as to m'ove the portions 4 thereof inwardly of the fbo dy. This provides a clearance for the application of the coil 6, and after the coil is placed upon the body the clips 4 are swung upwardly over the coil and into the position shown in Figures 1 and 3. The inner extremity 7 of the Wire or cord in the coil 6 is forcedbeneath the flat portion 3 of one of the clips, as shown in Figure 5, at the outer side of the pivot 5, and the free end 8 of the wire is pulled under the inner end of another clip so that the ends of the coil are positively held against unwinding..

lVhen it is desired to obtain a length of the wire or cord from the coil it is merely necessary to pull the free end 8 from beneath the corresponding clip and outwardly between the outer extremity of the clip and the body, the extremity of the clip spiinging outwardly as the wire is pulled from beneath the same. lVhen the-desired length of wire has been thus unwound from the reel. the wire is slipped beneath the portion 3 of one of the clips 2 at the point where it is desired to sever the wire, after which the wire may be broken or twisted off. To facilitate in breaking or cutting the wire, the portions 3 of the clips may be provided with cutting notches 9 into which the wire may be pulled to sever the same.

With this construction it will be seen that the coil is positively held on the reel by the clips 2 and that the clips permit the wire yto be unwound only one convolution at a time, thereby eliminating the possibility of the remainder of the coil springing oil' the reel or accidentally unwinding when the reel is dropped or laid down. The clips also permit the wire to be unwound without the necessity of bodily removing the coil from the reel as is necessary in some constructions. To facilitate in unwinding the wire or cord, the body 1 may be provided with a substantially centrally located handle 10 which may be swivelled in the body so that the body may rotate thereon.

A modified form of the reel is shown in Figure 4 ot the drawings in which a series of clips 2 is arranged on each side of the body 1, thereby enabling the reel to hold two coils of wire or cord. The operation of this form of the invention is the same as above de` scribed.

In Figure 5 we have shown a construction in which the body 1 instead of being circircula-r is provided with a plurality of radially projecting arms 11 on which the clips 2 are secured. This construction results in a saving of material in the body and also facilitates in handling the reelin vthat the finger of the operator may be inserted between the coil and the edge of the body between the arms 11 thereof.

While the clips have been described as pivotally mounted on the body so as to be adjustable to receive a previously wound coil, we also contemplate iixedly connecting said clips to the body, as by spot welding, in which case the material would be Wound directly on the reel.

In all of the forms of the invention above described, it will be noted that the clips 2 form a seat for the coil of wire or like material, the outer ends of the clips Jforming between themselves and the body a restricted outlet to permit the passage of one thickness of the wire in unwinding the same from or winding it upon the coil. It will also be noted that the breaking or severing of a length of wire from the coil by means ot' the cutting notches 9, and the clamping of the f ree end of the coil beneath the end 3 of the clip are performed simultaneously.

Vhile we have shown one ossible embodiment of our invention, it willibe' understood that this is for the purpose ofV illustrating the principlesithereof only, and thatmany modifications and changes can be made in the detail construction of the-` body` and i holding clips of the reel without departing from the spirit or scope of .the invention. Therefore, we do not desire to be understood as limiting ourselves except as required lby the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art. f

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

1. A device of the character described including a body having a plurality of radially disposed resilient clips thereon .to receive a coil of wire or like material, the said clips being normally disposed to :prevent said material from accidentally unwinding and the outer ends thereof `being adapted to yield to permit said material to he unwound one thickness at a. time.

2. A device of the character described including a flat sheet metal body having a plurality ot' resilient. sheet metal radially disposed clips thereon to receive a coil of wire or like material, the said clips being normally disposed to prevent said material from accidentally unwinding and the outer ends thereof being adapted to yield to permit said material to be unwound one thickness at a time.

3. A device of the character described including a fiat sheet metal body, and a lurality ot radially disposed resilient s eet metal clips having one end permanently se cured to said body and their other ends free` receive between themselves and said body a coil of wire or Alike material, the free ends of said clips being normally spaced from said body a dist-ance less than one thickness of said material.

4. A device of the character described, including a body, and a plurality of resilient clips mounted at one end on said body and adapted to receive between their other ends and said body a coil of wire or like material, said second mentioned ends of the clips yielding away from said body to permit the passage of one thickness of said material between them and Asaid body to unwind said material from or wind it upon the reel.

5. A device of the character described including a body, and a plurality of clips permanently secured to said body to hold a coil of wire or like material between themlike material, said second mentioned ends of.

the clips being adapted to be s rung away from said body to permit a coil to be applied thereto and automatically spring into A normal position to hold said coil.

7. A device of the character described including a body, and a plurality of clips secured at one end to said body, the other ends of said clips being free from said body to receive a coil of wire or like material between the-m and said body, the said first menv tioned ends of the clips being adapted to receive the free end of the coil between themselves and said body to clamp the same.

8. A. device of the character described including a body, and a plurality of clips secured at one end to said body, the other ends of said clips being free from said body to receive a coil of Wire or like material between them and said body,\the said first. mentioned ends of the clips being adapted to receive the free end of the coil between themselves and said body to clamp the same, and formed with cutting notches to sever a length of said material from said coil.

9. A device of the character described including a body, and a plurality of clips mounted on said body to hold a coil of wire or like material between themselves and said body, said clips being formed with cutting notches to sever a length of material from the coil.

JOSEPH C. CATLETT. EDWARD F. NELSON. 

